All eyes will be on Best Mate when the dual Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup winner returns to action at Huntingdon tomorrow.

His legions of supporters will pack the Cambridgeshire course to see their idol run for the first time since his breath-taking second success in chasing's blue riband event last March.

Henrietta Knight's stable star bids for a repeat victory in the Tote Peterborough Chase (2.55) and his followers will not be disappointed.

Best Mate won the race 12 months ago in great style by eight lengths from Douze Douze on his first start since beating Commanche Court in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

So there appears to be no reason why he should not repeat the feat before heading for Kempton Park and the Pertemps King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.

With his jockey Jim Culloty believing that the eight-year-old could be vulnerable over two and a half miles around a sharp track like Huntingdon and with Miss Knight's usual caution over Best Mate's reappearance, the gelding could go off at relatively generous odds.

He should not be missed and his winning run can continue tomorrow.

Best value of the day could lie with Howle Hill in the tote-co.uk Introductory Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (1.50).

Alan King's four-year-old is already the ante-post favourite for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival following an impressive success on his jumping debut at Wetherby at the beginning of the month.

He gradually warmed to his task that day. He was always going best, he recovered from a bump at the third-last to lead on the bridle and fairly sprinted clear after the last to beat Mezereon by eight lengths.

Howle Hill is clearly a useful recruit and can land the nap.

Earlier in the afternoon Impek can initiate a big-race double for Miss Knight with victory in the First National Gold Cup (2.10) at Ascot.

The seven-year-old, who races in the Best Mate colours of Jim Lewis, was one of last season's top novice chasers, winning three times and finishing second to Azertyuiop in the Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival.

Impek is the type to progress with experience and this sound jumper looks the one to be on in tomorrow's £60,000 contest.

Divet Hill, an impressive winner over the Grand National fences in the Martell Fox Hunters' Chase in April, returns to the scene of that famous victory for the betfair.com Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (2.30).

And the nine-year-old gelding can make his experience tell over the big fences tomorrow.

In the Fox Hunters' he led at Valentines and, jumping well, stayed on strongly to beat General Wolfe by 11 lengths.

Divet Hill is clearly at home at Aintree and can book his ticket for the Martell Cognac Grand National with another win there tomorrow.

There is a good race in prospect on the Flat for the Littlewoods Bet Direct Churchill Stakes (3.15) at Lingfield Park and this Listed contest can go to Compton Bolter.

Gerard Butler's tough performer put in a rare below-par effort at Newbury last time when seventh of nine behind Imperial Dancer in a Group Three event.

He raced too freely in the lead that day and can be forgiven the lapse.

He had filled the runner-up's slot in his two previous starts behind High Accolade and Ekraar.

When he was second to Ekraar he was conceding the useful winner 4lb and a repeat of that level of form would be good enough for Compton Bolter to score tomorrow.